Flashcards
Highland features
Flashcards do conjunto (7)
- 1WHAT ARE HIGHLANDS?THESE ARE LAND FORMS THAT ELEVATE HIGH ABOVE SEA LEVEL(0m)
- 2HILLSA hill is a piece of land that is higher than it's surrounding area. Hills are less than 600m
- 3KNOLLSA knoll is a small isolated hill that is usually no taller than 300m
- 4MOUNTAINSThese are tall land forms with steep slopes which are over 600m high. A group of mountains is called a mountain range. The pointed top of a mountain is called the peak. The top is called the summit. The point where the mountain begins is called the foot.
- 5PlateausA large piece of highland that is flat at the top with steep cliffs by the sides
- 6ValleyA long narrow between two highlands
- 7VolcanoA volcano is a cone shaped mountain with an open in the earths surface called a vent, from which magma rises
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- FlashCards sobre Highland features, criado por Aidan St. Agathe em 08-12-2016.
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